New American Standard Bible 2020

Obadiah 1:2-9

2“Beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009,I will makeנְתַתִּ֖יךָne.ta.Ti.khaH5414yousmallקָטֹ֛ןka.TonH6996among the nationsבַּגּוֹיִ֑םba.go.YimH1471;You areH959greatlyמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966despisedH959.

3Thearroganceזְד֤וֹןze.DonH2087of your heartלִבְּךָ֙li.be.KhaH3820has deceivedH5378you,The one who livesשֹׁכְנִ֥יsho.khe.NiH7931in the cleftsבְחַגְוֵי־ve.chag.vei-H2288of therockסֶּ֖לַעSe.la'H5553, On theheightמְר֣וֹםme.RomH4791of his dwellingשִׁבְתּ֑וֹshiv.ToH7675placeH7675,Who saysאֹמֵ֣ר'o.MerH559in his heartבְּלִבּ֔וֹbe.li.BoH3820, ‘Whoמִ֥יmiH4310will bringיוֹרִדֵ֖נִיyo.ri.De.niH3381me downH3381to earthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776?’

4Thoughאִם־'im-H518youmakeתַּגְבִּ֣יהַּtag.Bi.ahH1361your homehighH1361like the eagleכַּנֶּ֔שֶׁרka.Ne.sherH5404,Thoughוְאִם־ve.'im-H518you setשִׂ֣יםsimH7760your nestקִנֶּ֑ךָki.Ne.chaH7064amongבֵּ֥יןbeinH996thestarsכּֽוֹכָבִ֖יםko.kha.VimH3556,From thereמִשָּׁ֥םmi.ShamH8033I will bringאוֹרִֽידְךָ֖'o.ri.de.KhaH3381you downH3381,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

5“Ifאִם־'im-H518thievesגַּנָּבִ֤יםga.na.VimH1590cameבָּאֽוּ־ba.'u-H935to you,Ifאִם־'im-H518robbersשׁ֣וֹדְדֵיSho.deiH7703by nightלַ֔יְלָהLay.lahH3915--OhH349howאֵ֣יךְ'eikhH349you will be ruinedנִדְמֵ֔יתָהnid.Mei.tahH1820!--Would they not stealיִגְנְב֖וּyig.ne.VuH1589onlyuntil they had enoughדַּיָּ֑םdai.YamH1767?Ifאִם־'im-H518grape-pickersבֹּֽצְרִים֙bo.tze.RimH1219cameבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935to you,Would they not leaveיַשְׁאִ֥ירוּyash.'I.ruH7604somegleaningsעֹלֵלֽוֹת׃o.le.LotH5955?

6OhH349howאֵ֚יךְ'eikhH349Esauעֵשָׂ֔ו'e.SavH6215will besearchedנֶחְפְּשׂ֣וּnech.pe.SuH2664, Andhis hiddenH4710treasuresH4710searchedH1158outH1158!

7Allכֹּ֚לkolH3605thepeopleH376alliedבְרִיתֶ֔ךָve.ri.Te.khaH1285with youWill sendשִׁלְּח֗וּךָshi.le.Chu.khaH7971you to the borderהַגְּב֣וּלha.ge.VulH1366, Andthe peopleH376at peaceשְׁלֹמֶ֑ךָshe.lo.Me.khaH7965with youWill deceiveH5378you andoverpowerיָכְל֥וּya.khe.LuH3201you. They who eat yourbreadלַחְמְךָ֗lach.me.KhaH3899Will setיָשִׂ֤ימוּya.Si.muH7760an ambushמָזוֹר֙ma.zOrH4204for you. (ThereH369isH369noH369understandingתְּבוּנָ֖הte.vu.NahH8394in him.)

8Will I not on that dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117,”declaresנְאֻםne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, “Eliminateוְהַאֲבַדְתִּ֤יve.ha.'a.vad.TiH6wiseחֲכָמִים֙cha.kha.MimH2450menH2450from EdomH112,And understandingוּתְבוּנָ֖הu.te.vu.NahH8394from the mountainמֵהַ֥רme.HarH2022of Esauעֵשָֽׂו׃'e.SavH6215?

9Then yourwarriorsגִבּוֹרֶ֖יךָgi.bo.Rei.khaH1368will be filledH2865withH2865terrorH2865,Temanתֵּימָ֑ןtei.ManH8487,Soלְמַ֧עַןle.Ma.'anH4616thatH4616everyoneאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376will beeliminatedיִכָּֽרֶת־yi.ka.ret-H3772from the mountainמֵהַ֥רme.HarH2022of Esauעֵשָׂ֖ו'e.SavH6215by murderמִקָּֽטֶל׃mi.Ka.telH6993.

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